燃料芯块
rán​liào​xīn​kuài

fuel pellets

燃 rán burn

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 然 represents the sound.

Components

火
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire
然
然 Sound component
rán, ran yes

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartnyenC.na[n] burn

說文解字

《說文》：“然，燒也。从火，肰聲。，或从艸、難。”

Sources

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Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

料 liào ingredients

Depicts a ladle (斗) full of rice (米).

Components

米
米 Iconic component
mǐ rice
斗
斗 Iconic component
dòu ladle

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartlewH[r]ˤew-s measure (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“料，量也。从斗，米在其中。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode
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Baxter-Sagart
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Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

芯 xīn pith from rush (juncus effusus)

The heart 心 of a plant 艹; 心 also provides the pronunciation

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass
心
心 SoundMeaning component
xīn, xin heart

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Sources

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Academia Sinica

块 kuài piece Simplified

Simplified form of 塊. Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 夬 represents the sound.

Components

土
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth
夬
夬 Sound component
guài, jué parted

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Regular Modern

Sources

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塊 kuài lump Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 鬼 represents the sound.

Components

土
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth
鬼
鬼 Sound component
guǐ ghost

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkhweajH[kʰ]ˤ<r>uj-s clod, lump
khwojH[kʰ]ˤuj-s clod; lump

說文解字

《說文》：“凷，墣也。从土，一屈象形。塊，凷或从鬼。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)